Golf tee



May 6, 1950 M. N. 'GERLACH 295089155 GOLF TEE Filed June 18 1947Patented May 16, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in golf tees and moreparticularly to a novel golf tee which may be made from a stamping.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of the type which hasintegral anchoring means so that the device will not be readily lostwhen struck by a golf club.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the type whichwill quickly receive a golf-ball without unnecessary care on the part ofthef'user to balance the same, and which will not interfere withmovement of the ball when the same is played.

Qther and further objects of the invention will appear as thedescription proceeds, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,in which:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a golf tee embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a side view in elevation of the device shown inserted intothe ground and with a golf ball illustrated by broken lines.

Figure 3 is a front view in elevation of the de- Figure 4 is a plan viewof the same.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral l refers to thedevice generally, having an anchorpoint II, a right angle bend at [2 anda triformed body portion l3 comprising the central support member l4having the curved end l5 and the two side support members 16 and [1, thelatter two being formed arcuately upwardly and terminating in inwardlybiased downwardly curved ends, l8 and IS. The inward bias of ends 18 andi9 conform to the normal curvature of a golf ball.

In use, the anchorpoint ll may be forced into the ground 20 preferablyat a forwardly and downward angle, so that the supporting members l5,l6, and I! will extend forwardly of the place of ground entry. The ball,2 i, may then be placed on the points l5, l8, and [9, where it will beadequately supported for the drive. The tee 10 may be formed of materialhaving a limited spring quality, so that it will yield when struck by agolf club without presenting any obstruction thereto.

It will be understood that the device is capable of many modificationsin structure and design, without departing from the spirit of theinvention, within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States, is:

A golf tee formed of a unitary sheet metal element bent at a rightangle, the portion of the element formed on one side of said bendconstituting a triangular point for insertion into the ground, theportion of the element on the opposite side of said bend terminating inthree spaced uni-directional arms commencing in spaced relation fromsaid bend, the central arm being straight, and the outer arms beingshorter and curved in parallel relation.

MARGRET N. GERLACH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,608,361 Boettcher Nov. 23, 19262,051,734 Maden Aug. 18, 1936 2,160,122 Bundy May 30, 1939

